Originally Posted by
SweetLou
Which do you plan on doing the most, standing over the bike or riding it? I would recommend getting the bike that is most comfortable while riding and don't worry about how it is when stopped. I too have SLLTS and if I worried about stand over height, there wouldn't be any bikes out there that I could ride, except for some small kids bikes.
OK, let me ask a more specific question - If I can make the smaller size "feel" more comfortable with longer stem and setback seat, what are the other trade offs?
There will be inevitable tweaks over the first 1,000 miles, but I don't want to create problems I can't solve by buying the wrong frame size. Just because something feels right in the store doesn't mean that it will be comfortable after a full day of riding. I have a bike in the garage that I am replacing with this bike that will remind me of this lesson.
I want a more educated answer than "buy what feels right".